The most profound shifts in creative technologies can often be distilled to distinct keywords; idea-terms that encompass a range of tools, techniques and technologies. In the current age of digital software suite packages, that keyword is Metadata.
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As editors know, half of completing your show is the video, and more and more, sound design is becoming a huge part of small to full size productions. In the good old days, editors used to have to sift through tons and tons of CDs, and a very large catalogue to find just the right sound for an element in the show they are working on....Read More »
MacSpeech Dictate version 1.2 is the latest software build that allows you to dictate directly into your Mac with impressive accuracy. So, with limited editorial, I will attempt to write this entire article using only MacSpeech Dictate, using the keyboard as little as possible. I'm speaking this right now......Read More »
Once you've successfully transferred all your emails, contacts, documents, and media files on to your Mac you can turn to your software - and our next Gotcha! There are the obvious problems, such as your favorite PC program or utility not being available in a Mac version but with a bit of searching on sites like www.MacUpdate.com I'm sure you'll find something that does a similar job. ...Read More »
In this training video, host Jonathan Vincent covers setting up Logic pro. he opens with the need to check a few preferences and settings, the most important one is the sound card or sound device you are going to use. He shows how to check it by going up to the preferences tab, look for the core audio tab and shows how to choose a different audio device. ...Read More »
In this Lynda.com video training series, host Christopher Breen discusses the first things you need to do before you get comfortable with you new Mac and one of them is to go to the store to get an external USB/FireWire hard drive to take advantage of Time Machine, which enables you to essentially reset your computer to a different day, restoring your files, how your system loooked and so forth. ...Read More »
The 17-inch MacBook Pro Enjoy the ultimate mobile creative studio with up to 8 hours of battery life* and a high-resolution LED-backlit display with a 60 percent greater color gamut The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a durable and beautiful...
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As part of its ongoing 60th birthday celebration, PUMAŽ launched the
PUMA Past Masher, a web application that lets site visitors upload a
personal photo and mix and match over 60 years worth of some of the
best and worst styles. Site vis...
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Sure, you could get a personal trainer to go with your iPhone, or you could just get this little iPhone ap that tells you what to work on. Next, they need to have a little USB device that will pinch your gut and tell you your BMI
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If you like music then headphones are something you can't leave your home without. If you are an iPhone owner, then you possibly still may be using the white corded ones which came with your purchase, don't think you aren't limited to just that, there are more options which sounds a lot better, you may thinking the corded ones are your only option, and if you have a first generation iPhone, you'll have to get the little adapter. Yet lately I have been playing around with something new, and believe it or not, they are cord free
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Pictures aren't only worth a thousand words. Pictures give us the capability to capture a thousand words. Pictures capture our memories; those memorable moments, people, and places that we can look back upon and make comments on. Today with the fall in digital camera prices, more and more pictures are being taken and shared. Back in the analog days, that sharing used to take place by printing pictures and sending them through the mail or putting them in frames around the living spaces of the house.
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The Flip MinoHD is a 720p HD camcorder that fits in a shirt pocket, records an hour of HD video at 1280x720 resolution and costs $229.99. It offers exceptional results for consumers and a modest price. Recommended!
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2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost 2 years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. While I wasn't able to attend this year, Evan Ricks was close enough to Singapore to hop over so he could create these video diaries. The event is centered around digital art, so the gallery is where we'll start.
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